Sports Concussions Essays and Term Papers

Concussions in sportsConcussions are common in many sports, but in particular, football has the most by a majority. Many players will lie about a concussion they’ve had in a game so they can keep playing because they will often get little game time in a season and a concussion means sitting out longer...

SportConcussionsSportConcussions
National American University
ABSTRACT
The United States Medical Society has developed guidelines to treat concussions received playing contact sports. The guidelines for treating concussions that occur during sports competition include three grades of concussion...

As sports are ever evolving, so are the precautionary measures to prevent injury. Concussions have become one of the most popular topics in sports today. However, our knowledge and understanding of concussions has not always been this in depth. It took irreversible brain damage on numerous athletes...

After carefully reading this article in the current issue of JAT, I feel compelled to make a few remarks. Or maybe more than a few remarks. We are consistently teaching our young students in our athletic training programs that in order to be a “good” athletic trainer, you must strategically and proficiently...

every year, over 300,000 sports-related concussions occur each year. A concussion occurs when the brain is suddenly moved, causing it to temporarily lose function. Furthermore, the likelihood of suffering a concussion, or a mild Traumatic Brain Injury, while playing a contact sport is almost one in five...

reliability of the computer based concussion evaluation software known as ImPact. Utilizing the software for both baseline testing (prior to any known head trauma) and post injury at set times following injury, the software is evaluated for the reliability to test concussion symptoms and recovery.
McCrory...

Concussions occur all too often in hockey and football. Our knowledge of concussions and its long-term effects has increased tremendously over the past ten plus years. Statistics show that concussions occur most in football and hockey. Over the years the mentality about concussions has changed and it’s...

Concussions and College Football
Head injuries in the world of sports and athletics are not typically unheard of but in actuality they are extremely common. Depending on the type of sport played, the rates of head injuries vary and are higher in some sports than in others. It is not unheard of to...

Concussions in football
Concussions are one of the most pressing issue in sports today.
I. What is a concussion? Symptoms and causes.
II. Effects on athletes.
III. Improvements being made?
I. What is a concussion?
A) Your brain is a soft organ that is surrounded by spinal fluid and protected...

Concussions In SportsConcussions are very serious injuries in sports now a day. They seem to be occurring more and more as players start trying to become faster and stronger. NFL.com did an article in 2010 that showed in the 2010 season that the concussion rate had gone up 21% from 2009 (Press)...

Concussions in Sports: Tackling the Issue
It happens every game, a player gets hit very hard and is injured in some sort of way. In the current days of football, concussions are the most common and most dangerous injury there is and should be given more attention to protect players and athletes. Whether...

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Concussions in SportsSports have always been a huge factor in our world today whether we sit at home and watch them on television or we participate in them in our everyday lives. Thus being in a first aid class we all are surrounded by some type of physical activity. While sports can be very...

experienced a concussion? A concussion is a form of brain injury, also known as minor head trauma or mild head injury, resulting from punches, falls, blunt force trauma, or any other impact to the head. Headaches, emotional irritability, and unpredictability are all common symptoms of a concussion. Concussions...

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Severity of SportsConcussion
Abstract
The sportsconcussion is a brain injury that athletes suffer in many different sports. This injury is caused by trauma to the brain, which is cause by a blow to an athlete’s head. The different types of concussions are broken up into three different...

Concussions and Their Impact on SportsConcussions occur in every sport and lately have become a controversial topic within the field of sports. Concussion symptoms are usually noticeable but some symptoms are more subtle. If a player decides to continue playing with a concussion or has a concussion...

death in sports. An average of eight football players a year dies from head injuries. (Cantu, 1997) Known historically as a high-risk sport, football is responsible for the majority of sports-related concussions today. However, there has also been a growing awareness of head injuries in other sports such...

﻿Eddie Krecisz
Professor Utter
PEP 351
20 November 2013
Concussions
With all the excitement sports in our country and even around the world bring, some horrific injuries occur due to the competiveness of each participant. The human body can only take so much, and seems like...

Concussions
A concussion is a clinical syndrome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) also referred to as mild brain injury (MBI), is characterized by immediate but transient posttraumatic impairment of the brain function. Mental confusion, alteration of mental status, and amnesia are hallmarks of concussion...

﻿Definition:
A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. Although there may be cuts or bruises on the head or face, there may be no other visible signs of a brain injury.
Symptoms:...

Mike Pitoniak
3-24-13
Concussions in the NFL
When watching a football everyone looks out for the “Big Hit” but what people don’t look out for is the after math of these so called big hits, which a lot of the time leads to concussions. These concussions are becoming much more severe and...